Our social commitments

Four key commitments:

• SUPPORT: to establish financial, material and sponsorship schemes, in partnership with local businesses, that assist students throughout their educational journey and promote social inclusion.
• TRAINING: to educate the entire NEOMA community in the core principles of diversity and inclusion through workshops, collaborative learning sessions and other formats.
• INCLUSION: to ensure that every student and member of the NEOMA community feels respected, heard and supported in their daily life on our campuses, thereby guaranteeing everyone’s well-being.
• EQUALITY: to ensure that all members of the NEOMA community are treated equally, regardless of their gender, social background or geographical origin.

This policy serves to strengthen societal awareness among our students. It is our responsibility to continually improve our teaching and practices to help shape the society of tomorrow.

These actions and values reach well beyond our campuses. We work alongside regional stakeholders to support the most vulnerable populations and those most in need (including disadvantaged urban districts and revitalised rural zones) through initiatives such as the Cordées de la Réussite programme.

Diversity of student profiles is a major priority for NEOMA, reflected not only in the variety of academic pathways but also in the wide range of our students’ geographical and social backgrounds.

To turn this diversity into successful inclusion, we need to build a safe and supportive environment based on robust financial and support mechanisms, together with high-quality partnerships.

Ambitious scholarships policy:

With around 30% of our students receiving financial support, NEOMA is actively working to foster greater equality of opportunity.

• In addition to national grants, NEOMA has introduced its own social scholarship aligned with the CROUS grant, which can reduce tuition fees by up to 100%. This internal social scholarship is funded by the NEOMA Foundation alongside financial contributions from companies, alumni and private donors.
• The scheme is complemented by other targeted grants, such as the Veuve Clicquot Scholarship. This is designed for female students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are distinguished by their academic excellence.

This financial support encourages students to be autonomous, allowing them to devote themselves to their academic success.

This financial assistance is combined with support for acquiring transversal skills through initiatives that cover every aspect of student life.

• At NEOMA, the goal of reducing social inequalities is backed by a mentoring partnership with the Article 1 association and by workshops  focusing on employment and work experience.
• In addition, NEOMA has opted to intervene earlier in the admissions process by entering into a partnership with the Institut de l’Engagement.

This collaboration offers around ten places for selected candidates from the Institut de l'Engagement whose further studies at a top business school would help them achieve their career goals.

To ensure that the entire NEOMA community plays an active role in making this inclusion initiative a success, we place a strong emphasis on diversity awareness and training for all staff (administrative and academic) and students. The aim is to understand the biases that can result in discrimination and to remain alert so we can challenge them in everyday situations.

• We organise Fresques de la Diversité – collective workshops on diversity – on our campuses in partnership with businesses. This training brings together scientific rigour and an interactive approach, illustrating our School's ambition to cultivate an ever more open environment that respects differences.
• New training modules have been created internally to help everyone become a standard‑bearer for kindness and openness. As part of this effort, the “societal transitions” pathway was rolled out in early 2025 to develop and consolidate a sound understanding of today’s major societal issues, specifically the themes of diversity and inclusion that are driving change in our society, the world of work and higher education. This initiative also ensures that we stay attuned to the expectations and priorities that matter to our students and young people.

For almost 20 years, NEOMA has been committed to supporting students with specific needs so they can pursue their studies in the best possible conditions.

Since it was created in 2019, the Wellness Centre has helped structure this assistance so that all students are informed of their rights. The status of students with disabilities is embedded in NEOMA’s academic regulation and is formally recognised by the School, allowing for the implementation of exam or course accommodations. This status applies equally to caregivers who are required to provide personal support to someone close to them with a disability.

Any student in this situation can reach out to the Wellness Centre as soon as they join NEOMA to initiate the declaration formalities as early as possible.

For this approach to be effective, it must be truly comprehensive. A network of designated disability contacts has been created to help the Wellness Centre’s disability advisers identify students with specific needs. These contacts are alert to any signs suggesting a student is facing particular difficulties, and they are trained to address this type of issue with students and direct them to the Wellness Centre.

Members of this network are recognisable by the “Handischool” logo.

Living with a disability often entails additional financial burdens, whether in day-to-day or academic life, international travel or other contexts.

To offset these extra expenses, NEOMA highlights specific grants, such as the 100% Handinamique grant or the international mobility scholarship awarded by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles. Disability advisors help students prepare their applications and track their progress with the funding organisations, making the process as smooth as possible.

NEOMA reaffirms its role as a school dedicated to gender equality, giving everyone the opportunity to reflect, learn and actively work towards: 

A safer society by taking action against gender-based and sexual violence

• A formal commitment to the principle of zero tolerance towards all types of harassment, discrimination and violence.

Find out more about NEOMA’s policy for supporting victims of gender-based and sexual violence (GBSV)

• Combatting so-called everyday sexism through our commitment to the #StOpE initiative, which unites higher‑education institutions and organisations.
• The “pink armbands” initiative led by the HeForShe student association. At student parties, a student trained by HeForShe and identifiable by a pink armband is designated to look out for everyone’s safety and prevent any abusive behaviour.

Equal Pay

• NEOMA runs targeted workshops that provide the tools to tackle questions about salaries with confidence: how should you negotiate your first salary? How should you prepare for taking up a new position? How should you showcase your skills? Some workshops, under the name Jeunes ProfessionnELLES, are held in non-mixed groups to explore topics uniquely relevant to women.